diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 919e2c75..7c99c4d2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Version counting is based on semantic versioning (Major.Feature.Patch)
 ### YACReader
 * Don't use scroll animations on macos by default, it where hdpi scroll is most likely to be used.
 * New toolbar on macos.
+* New mouse modes to turn pages. You can setup the app to use the left/right buttons to turn pages directly or you can click on the left/right part of the screen to turn pages. 
 
 ### YACReaderLibrary
 * Improve flexibility of the open comic in third party app setting so more complex commands can be used. e.g. `open -a "/Applications/My Reader.app" "{comic_file_path}"`.
diff --git a/YACReader/YACReader.pro b/YACReader/YACReader.pro
index b57683da..d50940f8 100644
--- a/YACReader/YACReader.pro
+++ b/YACReader/YACReader.pro
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ HEADERS +=  ../common/comic.h \
             goto_dialog.h \
             magnifying_glass.h \
             main_window_viewer.h \
+            mouse_handler.h \
             viewer.h \
             goto_flow.h \
             options_dialog.h \
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ SOURCES +=  ../common/comic.cpp \
             goto_dialog.cpp \
             magnifying_glass.cpp \
             main_window_viewer.cpp \
+            mouse_handler.cpp \
             viewer.cpp \
             goto_flow.cpp \
             options_dialog.cpp \
diff --git a/YACReader/configuration.h b/YACReader/configuration.h
index fe29803e..f4afdbad 100644
--- a/YACReader/configuration.h
+++ b/YACReader/configuration.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef __CONFIGURATION_H
 #define __CONFIGURATION_H
+
 #include <QByteArray>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QSize>
@@ -15,6 +16,21 @@
 
 using namespace YACReader;
 
+namespace YACReader {
+
+enum FitMode {
+    ToWidth = 0x01,
+    ToHeight = 0x02,
+    FullRes = 0x03,
+    FullPage = 0x04
+};
+
+enum MouseMode {
+    Normal,
+    LeftRightNavigation,
+    HotAreas
+};
+
 class Configuration : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -94,6 +110,11 @@ public:
 
         return settings->value(DISABLE_SCROLL_ANIMATION, defaultValue).toBool();
     }
+
+    MouseMode getMouseMode() { return static_cast<MouseMode>(settings->value(MOUSE_MODE, MouseMode::Normal).toInt()); }
+    void setMouseMode(MouseMode mouseMode) { settings->setValue(MOUSE_MODE, static_cast<int>(mouseMode)); }
 };
 
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/YACReader/main_window_viewer.cpp b/YACReader/main_window_viewer.cpp
index fdbd31c5..9d33de47 100644
--- a/YACReader/main_window_viewer.cpp
+++ b/YACReader/main_window_viewer.cpp
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ void MainWindowViewer::createToolBars()
 
     viewer->addAction(closeAction);
 
-    viewer->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::ActionsContextMenu);
+    updateContextMenuPolicy();
 
     // MacOSX app menus
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
@@ -777,9 +777,25 @@ void MainWindowViewer::openComicFromRecentAction(QAction *action)
 
 void MainWindowViewer::reloadOptions()
 {
+    updateContextMenuPolicy();
     viewer->updateConfig(settings);
 }
 
+void MainWindowViewer::updateContextMenuPolicy()
+{
+    auto mouseMode = Configuration::getConfiguration().getMouseMode();
+    switch (mouseMode) {
+
+    case Normal:
+    case HotAreas:
+        viewer->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::ActionsContextMenu);
+        break;
+    case LeftRightNavigation:
+        viewer->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::NoContextMenu);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
 void MainWindowViewer::open()
 {
     QFileDialog openDialog;
@@ -970,9 +986,11 @@ void MainWindowViewer::disablePreviousNextComicActions()
 
 void MainWindowViewer::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
-    if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
-        toggleFullScreen();
-        event->accept();
+    if (Configuration::getConfiguration().getMouseMode() == MouseMode::Normal) {
+        if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
+            toggleFullScreen();
+            event->accept();
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/YACReader/main_window_viewer.h b/YACReader/main_window_viewer.h
index 17011c36..b2d08663 100644
--- a/YACReader/main_window_viewer.h
+++ b/YACReader/main_window_viewer.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public slots:
     void increasePageZoomLevel();
     void decreasePageZoomLevel();
     void reloadOptions();
+    void updateContextMenuPolicy();
     void fitToWidth();
     void fitToHeight();
     void toggleWidthHeight();
diff --git a/YACReader/mouse_handler.cpp b/YACReader/mouse_handler.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4b7a6c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YACReader/mouse_handler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+#include "mouse_handler.h"
+
+#include <QtWidgets>
+
+#include "configuration.h"
+#include "magnifying_glass.h"
+#include "render.h"
+#include "viewer.h"
+
+#include "goto_flow.h"
+#ifndef NO_OPENGL
+#include "goto_flow_gl.h"
+#else
+#include <QtWidgets>
+#endif
+
+using namespace YACReader;
+
+YACReader::MouseHandler::MouseHandler(Viewer *viewer)
+    : viewer(viewer)
+{
+}
+
+void YACReader::MouseHandler::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+    if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
+        viewer->drag = true;
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
+        auto position = event->position();
+#else
+        auto position = QPointF(event->x(), event->y());
+#endif
+        dragOrigin = dragLatestPosition = position;
+        viewer->setCursor(Qt::ClosedHandCursor);
+        event->accept();
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+void YACReader::MouseHandler::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+    if (event->button() == Qt::ForwardButton) {
+        viewer->right();
+        event->accept();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (event->button() == Qt::BackButton) {
+        viewer->left();
+        event->accept();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto wasDragging = viewer->drag;
+
+    if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
+        viewer->drag = false;
+        viewer->setCursor(Qt::OpenHandCursor);
+        event->accept();
+    }
+
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
+    auto position = event->position();
+#else
+    auto position = QPointF(event->x(), event->y());
+#endif
+    auto dragDistance = QLineF(position, dragOrigin).length();
+
+    auto mouseMode = Configuration::getConfiguration().getMouseMode();
+    switch (mouseMode) {
+    case Normal:
+        return;
+    case LeftRightNavigation:
+        if (wasDragging && (dragDistance > 25)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
+            viewer->left();
+            event->accept();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (event->button() == Qt::RightButton) {
+            viewer->right();
+            event->accept();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        break;
+    case HotAreas:
+        if (wasDragging && (dragDistance > 25)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
+            if (position.x() < viewer->width() / 2) {
+                viewer->left();
+            } else {
+                viewer->right();
+            }
+        }
+
+        break;
+    };
+}
+
+void YACReader::MouseHandler::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+    viewer->showCursor();
+    viewer->hideCursorTimer->start(2500);
+
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
+    auto position = event->position();
+#else
+    auto position = QPointF(event->x(), event->y());
+#endif
+
+    if (viewer->magnifyingGlassShown)
+        viewer->mglass->move(static_cast<int>(position.x() - float(viewer->mglass->width()) / 2), static_cast<int>(position.y() - float(viewer->mglass->height()) / 2));
+
+    if (viewer->render->hasLoadedComic()) {
+        if (viewer->showGoToFlowAnimation->state() != QPropertyAnimation::Running) {
+            if (Configuration::getConfiguration().getDisableShowOnMouseOver() == false) {
+                if (viewer->goToFlow->isVisible()) {
+                    QPoint gtfPos = viewer->goToFlow->mapFrom(this->viewer, event->pos());
+                    if (gtfPos.y() < 0 || gtfPos.x() < 0 || gtfPos.x() > viewer->goToFlow->width()) // TODO this extra check is for Mavericks (mouseMove over goToFlowGL seems to be broken)
+                        viewer->animateHideGoToFlow();
+                    // goToFlow->hide();
+                } else {
+                    int umbral = (viewer->width() - viewer->goToFlow->width()) / 2;
+                    if ((position.y() > viewer->height() - 15) && (position.x() > umbral) && (position.x() < viewer->width() - umbral)) {
+
+                        viewer->animateShowGoToFlow();
+                        viewer->hideCursorTimer->stop();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (viewer->drag) {
+            int currentPosY = viewer->verticalScrollBar()->sliderPosition();
+            int currentPosX = viewer->horizontalScrollBar()->sliderPosition();
+            viewer->verticalScrollBar()->setSliderPosition(currentPosY + (dragLatestPosition.y() - position.y()));
+            viewer->horizontalScrollBar()->setSliderPosition(currentPosX + (dragLatestPosition.x() - position.x()));
+            dragLatestPosition = position;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/YACReader/mouse_handler.h b/YACReader/mouse_handler.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c5345b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YACReader/mouse_handler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef MOUSE_HANDLER_H
+#define MOUSE_HANDLER_H
+
+#include <QMouseEvent>
+
+class Viewer;
+
+namespace YACReader {
+class MouseHandler
+{
+public:
+    MouseHandler(Viewer *viewer);
+
+    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event);
+    void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event);
+    void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event);
+
+private:
+    Viewer *viewer;
+    QPointF dragOrigin;
+    QPointF dragLatestPosition;
+};
+}
+
+#endif // MOUSE_HANDLER_H
diff --git a/YACReader/options_dialog.cpp b/YACReader/options_dialog.cpp
index 6f443dbb..ec5b2744 100644
--- a/YACReader/options_dialog.cpp
+++ b/YACReader/options_dialog.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,25 @@ OptionsDialog::OptionsDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
     scrollBox->setLayout(scrollLayout);
 
+    auto mouseModeBox = new QGroupBox(tr("Mouse mode"));
+    auto mouseModeLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
+
+    normalMouseModeRadioButton = new QRadioButton(tr("Only Back/Forward buttons can turn pages"));
+    leftRightNavigationMouseModeRadioButton = new QRadioButton(tr("Use the Left/Right buttons to turn pages."));
+    hotAreasMouseModeRadioButton = new QRadioButton(tr("Click left or right half of the screen to turn pages."));
+
+    mouseModeLayout->addWidget(normalMouseModeRadioButton);
+    mouseModeLayout->addWidget(leftRightNavigationMouseModeRadioButton);
+    mouseModeLayout->addWidget(hotAreasMouseModeRadioButton);
+
+    mouseModeBox->setLayout(mouseModeLayout);
+
     layoutGeneral->addWidget(pathBox);
     layoutGeneral->addWidget(slideSizeBox);
     // layoutGeneral->addWidget(fitBox);
     layoutGeneral->addWidget(colorBox);
     layoutGeneral->addWidget(scrollBox);
+    layoutGeneral->addWidget(mouseModeBox);
     layoutGeneral->addWidget(shortcutsBox);
     layoutGeneral->addStretch();
 
@@ -246,6 +260,18 @@ void OptionsDialog::saveOptions()
     settings->setValue(USE_SINGLE_SCROLL_STEP_TO_TURN_PAGE, useSingleScrollStepToTurnPage->isChecked());
     settings->setValue(DISABLE_SCROLL_ANIMATION, disableScrollAnimations->isChecked());
 
+    // get checked radio button to get the mouse mode
+    YACReader::MouseMode mouseMode = Normal;
+    if (normalMouseModeRadioButton->isChecked()) {
+        mouseMode = Normal;
+        ;
+    } else if (leftRightNavigationMouseModeRadioButton->isChecked()) {
+        mouseMode = LeftRightNavigation;
+    } else if (hotAreasMouseModeRadioButton->isChecked()) {
+        mouseMode = HotAreas;
+    }
+    Configuration::getConfiguration().setMouseMode(mouseMode);
+
     YACReaderOptionsDialog::saveOptions();
 }
 
@@ -293,6 +319,20 @@ void OptionsDialog::restoreOptions(QSettings *settings)
     auto defaultDisableScrollAnimationsValue = false;
 #endif
     disableScrollAnimations->setChecked(settings->value(DISABLE_SCROLL_ANIMATION, defaultDisableScrollAnimationsValue).toBool());
+
+    auto mouseMode = Configuration::getConfiguration().getMouseMode();
+
+    switch (mouseMode) {
+    case Normal:
+        normalMouseModeRadioButton->setChecked(true);
+        break;
+    case LeftRightNavigation:
+        leftRightNavigationMouseModeRadioButton->setChecked(true);
+        break;
+    case HotAreas:
+        hotAreasMouseModeRadioButton->setChecked(true);
+        break;
+    }
 }
 
 void OptionsDialog::updateColor(const QColor &color)
diff --git a/YACReader/options_dialog.h b/YACReader/options_dialog.h
index db1e858c..a3f04cc1 100644
--- a/YACReader/options_dialog.h
+++ b/YACReader/options_dialog.h
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ private:
     YACReaderSpinSliderWidget *gammaS;
 
     QColor currentColor;
+
+    QRadioButton *normalMouseModeRadioButton;
+    QRadioButton *leftRightNavigationMouseModeRadioButton;
+    QRadioButton *hotAreasMouseModeRadioButton;
+
 public slots:
     void saveOptions() override;
     void restoreOptions(QSettings *settings) override;
diff --git a/YACReader/viewer.cpp b/YACReader/viewer.cpp
index 7d6fe242..e3552e8f 100644
--- a/YACReader/viewer.cpp
+++ b/YACReader/viewer.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "viewer.h"
-#include "magnifying_glass.h"
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include "magnifying_glass.h"
 #include "goto_flow.h"
@@ -38,7 +37,8 @@ Viewer::Viewer(QWidget *parent)
       shouldOpenNext(false),
       shouldOpenPrevious(false),
       magnifyingGlassShown(false),
-      restoreMagnifyingGlass(false)
+      restoreMagnifyingGlass(false),
+      mouseHandler(std::make_unique<YACReader::MouseHandler>(this))
 {
     translator = new YACReaderTranslator(this);
     translator->hide();
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ void Viewer::processCRCError(QString message)
 
 void Viewer::next()
 {
+    if (!render->hasLoadedComic()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     direction = 1;
     if (doublePage && render->currentPageIsDoublePage()) {
         render->nextDoublePage();
@@ -272,6 +276,10 @@ void Viewer::next()
 
 void Viewer::left()
 {
+    if (!render->hasLoadedComic()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (doubleMangaPage) {
         next();
     } else {
@@ -281,6 +289,10 @@ void Viewer::left()
 
 void Viewer::right()
 {
+    if (!render->hasLoadedComic()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (doubleMangaPage) {
         prev();
     } else {
@@ -290,6 +302,10 @@ void Viewer::right()
 
 void Viewer::prev()
 {
+    if (!render->hasLoadedComic()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     direction = -1;
     if (doublePage && render->previousPageIsDoublePage()) {
         render->previousDoublePage();
@@ -767,44 +783,6 @@ void Viewer::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
     QScrollArea::resizeEvent(event);
 }
 
-void Viewer::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
-{
-    showCursor();
-    hideCursorTimer->start(2500);
-
-    if (magnifyingGlassShown)
-        mglass->move(static_cast<int>(event->x() - float(mglass->width()) / 2), static_cast<int>(event->y() - float(mglass->height()) / 2));
-
-    if (render->hasLoadedComic()) {
-        if (showGoToFlowAnimation->state() != QPropertyAnimation::Running) {
-            if (Configuration::getConfiguration().getDisableShowOnMouseOver() == false) {
-                if (goToFlow->isVisible()) {
-                    QPoint gtfPos = goToFlow->mapFrom(this, event->pos());
-                    if (gtfPos.y() < 0 || gtfPos.x() < 0 || gtfPos.x() > goToFlow->width()) // TODO this extra check is for Mavericks (mouseMove over goToFlowGL seems to be broken)
-                        animateHideGoToFlow();
-                    // goToFlow->hide();
-                } else {
-                    int umbral = (width() - goToFlow->width()) / 2;
-                    if ((event->y() > height() - 15) && (event->x() > umbral) && (event->x() < width() - umbral)) {
-
-                        animateShowGoToFlow();
-                        hideCursorTimer->stop();
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (drag) {
-            int currentPosY = verticalScrollBar()->sliderPosition();
-            int currentPosX = horizontalScrollBar()->sliderPosition();
-            verticalScrollBar()->setSliderPosition(currentPosY + (yDragOrigin - event->y()));
-            horizontalScrollBar()->setSliderPosition(currentPosX + (xDragOrigin - event->x()));
-            yDragOrigin = event->y();
-            xDragOrigin = event->x();
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 QPixmap Viewer::pixmap() const
 {
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
@@ -1093,36 +1071,17 @@ void Viewer::animateHideTranslator()
 
 void Viewer::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
-    if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
-        drag = true;
-        yDragOrigin = event->y();
-        xDragOrigin = event->x();
-        setCursor(Qt::ClosedHandCursor);
-        event->accept();
-        return;
-    }
+    mouseHandler->mousePressEvent(event);
 }
 
 void Viewer::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
-    if (event->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
-        drag = false;
-        setCursor(Qt::OpenHandCursor);
-        event->accept();
-        return;
-    }
+    mouseHandler->mouseReleaseEvent(event);
+}
 
-    if (event->button() == Qt::ForwardButton) {
-        right();
-        event->accept();
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (event->button() == Qt::BackButton) {
-        left();
-        event->accept();
-        return;
-    }
+void Viewer::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+    mouseHandler->mouseMoveEvent(event);
 }
 
 void Viewer::updateZoomRatio(int ratio)
diff --git a/YACReader/viewer.h b/YACReader/viewer.h
index 5dd43348..c2bb183b 100644
--- a/YACReader/viewer.h
+++ b/YACReader/viewer.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <QSettings>
 
 #include "scroll_management.h"
+#include "mouse_handler.h"
 
 class ComicDB;
 class Comic;
@@ -147,9 +148,6 @@ private:
     int translatorXPos;
     QPropertyAnimation *translatorAnimation;
 
-    int yDragOrigin;
-    int xDragOrigin;
-
     NotificationsLabelWidget *notificationsLabel;
 
     bool shouldOpenNext;
@@ -185,6 +183,9 @@ private:
     int animationDuration() const;
     void animateScroll(QPropertyAnimation &scroller, const QScrollBar &scrollBar, int delta);
 
+    //! Mouse handler
+    std::unique_ptr<YACReader::MouseHandler> mouseHandler;
+
 public:
     Viewer(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     ~Viewer();
@@ -213,6 +214,8 @@ signals:
     void magnifyingGlassZoomIn();
     void magnifyingGlassZoomOut();
     void resetMagnifyingGlass();
+
+    friend class YACReader::MouseHandler;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/common/yacreader_global_gui.h b/common/yacreader_global_gui.h
index 9e9b3b66..0b61d42f 100644
--- a/common/yacreader_global_gui.h
+++ b/common/yacreader_global_gui.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #define DO_NOT_TURN_PAGE_ON_SCROLL "DO_NOT_TURN_PAGE_ON_SCROLL"
 #define USE_SINGLE_SCROLL_STEP_TO_TURN_PAGE "USE_SINGLE_SCROLL_STEP_TO_TURN_PAGE"
 #define DISABLE_SCROLL_ANIMATION "DISABLE_SCROLL_ANIMATION"
+#define MOUSE_MODE "MOUSE_MODE"
 
 #define FLOW_TYPE_GL "FLOW_TYPE_GL"
 #define Y_POSITION "Y_POSITION"
@@ -97,14 +98,6 @@ enum ComicsViewStatus {
     Info
 };
 
-enum FitMode {
-    ToWidth = 0x01,
-    ToHeight = 0x02,
-    FullRes = 0x03,
-    FullPage = 0x04 //,
-    // Text=0x05
-};
-
 enum LibraryUITheme {
     Light,
     Dark